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is not only healthier and hardier, but the fruit is found to excel in flavor that 

 •of the cultivated cherry when grown, under similar conditions, on its own 

 ••stump. 



Range — Northern California to British Columbia. 



("^.se — Furniture and (.-ubinetwork. 



WESTERN CHOKECHERRY. 



(C. demixxa Nutt.) 



This cherry has about the same altitudinal rang-e as the preceding, but is 

 not so rapid a grower. In size it ranges from twenty to fifty feet and in 

 diameter from five to twelve inches. The bark differs greatly from that of 

 our other cherries, which somewhat resemble the bark of a birch while this 

 resembles that of a beech. The fruit is abundant and edible. 



i?aTO(/('— California to British Columbia. 



Use — Furniture and cabinetwork. Bark is medicinal. 



OREGON MAPLE. 

 {Acer macrophyUum Pursli.) 



This beautiful maple is as unrivaled among our deciduous trees as the 

 T)ouglas spruce is among our coniferous trees in Oregon. It is not only 

 the largest, most abundant, and most useful of our hardwood trees, but is 

 (unquestionably the finest shadetree as well. Being decidedly moisture-lov- 

 ing in habit, it is chiefly found along stream banks and river bottoms west of 

 the' Cascade Range in this state, and probably attains its best development 

 .about the upper Umpqua Valley, where it reaches eighty to one hundred 

 and thirty feet in height and three to six feet in diameter. It ranges in alti- 

 tude from sea level to about four thousand feet elevation. Occasionally 

 trees of this species are found affected with crinkled growths or burls, thus 

 producing the so-called "'birds-eye maple." which is highly prized for 

 veneering and fancy cabinetwork. 



Range — California to British Columbia and eastward to Idaho. 



Use — Furniture, cabinetwork, and fuel. 



VINE MAPLE. 

 {A. circindtim Pursh.) 



A small, straggly, viny tree, more or less declined and frequently shrubby. 

 "Under favorable conditions it attains a height of ten to forty feet and a diam- 

 •eter of three to six inches. It favors a humid climate and ranges in altitude 

 from sea level to about five thousand feet elevation. 



Range — California to Alaska. 



Use — Barrel hoops (when j'oung), fuel, etc. 



BEARWOOD OR CHITTIMWOOD. 

 {Rhamnus Purshiana cle C.) 



Being about equally as moisture-loving as the last-named, this tree is 

 almost wholly confined to the region west of the Cascade Range in this state. 

 It ranges in height from twenty to sixty feet and in diameter from five to 



